Forensic and e-Discovery Tools to Help Win Your Case
September 02, 2013
Winning or losing your client's case often rests on your ability to prove facts that support your client's position. Subject-matter expert witnesses play a prominent role in interpreting the facts available to them and helping the trier of fact reach a conclusion on the meaning of such information. Forensic and e-discovery experts are no different than any other experts in that their opinions can only be as solid as the information they can find and analyze.
Taking Control of Your Partner Education Program
September 02, 2013
After three years of law school, hours spent studying for the Bar exam, and many years toiling away at the associate ranks, new partners often believe that there is nothing new they need to be taught about being a principle of a law firm. The resistance to spending time in a classroom is palpable. It is viewed as tedious and, since partners are rarely compensated for learning or personal development, they are less inclined to "waste" their time.
Open Source Code Attribution in a Remix World
September 02, 2013
The landscape of software development and distribution is changing. Traditionally a closed-off proprietary process, developers and businesses alike are quickly realizing the many advantages that flow from the adoption of a more collaborative open source approach.
No Personal Jurisdiction In Sending Copyright Termination Notices By Stan Soocher
September 02, 2013
Much of the attention to the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on rights to key Marvel Comics characters focused on the opinion's "work for hire" analysis. But the appeals court also addressed an important procedural concern in copyright termination litigation: the interplay between parties sending these notices and the jurisdictional reach of courts in which termination cases are filed.
Counsel Concerns
September 02, 2013
Atlanta Attorney Sued over Funding of Phony Lil Wayne Concerts
Your Business: Someone Online Hates You
September 02, 2013
As word of mouth moves online, lawyers occupy the same place today that hotels were in a decade ago: just starting to face the prospect of widespread use of online user reviews, and concerned that such reviews will crater their businesses. The following 10 tips will put these concerns into context and explore which methods of responding to negative feedback are effective and ethical and which ones aren't.
Data Protection and Risks in Cross-Border Joint Ventures
September 02, 2013
In July, U.S. prosecutors said they had uncovered the largest credit card fraud operation in U.S. history and arrested six men in Russia and Ukraine. More than 160 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen, costing the victim companies more than $300 million. It's no wonder that senior in-house lawyers in the recently released Winston & Strawn "International Business Risk Survey" say that their top concern in following data privacy laws is customer data ' including data security and risk.